Athens International Airport : “Life Embracing Rock” A unique journey at the Cretan “Lefka Ori” mountains through the lens of 26 Greek photographers (May 5 – August 31)

Published on : Friday, May 9, 2014

50 years after the declaration of Samaria and its famous Gorge as a National Park, Athens International Airport and the Management Body of Samaria National Park, invite travellers and airport visitors in a unique photo journey: The exhibition “Life Embracing Rock” displays the rare beauty, the diversity, and the enormous ecological capital of the Cretan “Lefka Ori” mountains, through 32 images by 26 Greek photographers, who crossed the alpine environment and captured the roughness and the harmony of the mountains, in various forms, moments and colours.

Through this journey, visitors of the airport new exhibition witness how the National Park bares the rare attribute of combining in one region, the mountainous and the marine environment, as well as the forested and the “madaro” (i.e. without any vegetation) element. At the same time, digital material with more than 400 pictures of the Samaria National Park will be projected at the exhibition area.

The exhibition “Life Embracing Rock” is on display from Monday, May 5, until August 31, open to all passengers and visitors in the “Art & Environment” Exhibition area (Departures level – Entrance 3 / mezzanine level), open on a 24hour basis.